Nice day. Cleaned and baked. Went to Adams in PM. Merrill drawed gravel for them. Mother Tryon doesn’t look very good. Had pneumonia at B.
Monthly Archives: November 1947
Diary Entry for 11/02/1947
Nice Day. Went to church.Rosie was over. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. I have a cold again.
Diary Entry for 11/03/1947
Hot lunches start at school. Wrote Mom & Vi. Vi came home from hospital. Lois & Leah were over all day helping get chicken ready. Delivered them.
Diary Entry for 11/04/1947
Election Day supper. We had good crowd. Cleared $78.55. Got home at 7:30.
Diary Entry for 11/05/1947
Rainy. Went over and cleaned up hall. Leah helped. Paid bills for supper.
Diary Entry for 11/06/1947
Went to hospital to see Mrs. Hagan. Did some shopping. Leah went with us. Got letter from Mom
Diary Entry for 11/07/1947
Washed clothes. Put on storm windows. My back started hurting. Windy & colder but quite warm in forenoon.
Diary Entry for 11/08/1947
First snow storm of the season. I went to Theresa to see Dr. Drayer. Said I had fistula [?] Talked with Helen. Put young cattle in.
Diary Entry for 11/09/1947
Started out home but was snowing so hard, turned around in city & came home. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 11/10/1947
Nice day. Watched parachute jumps on Pine Camp. Ben & Jack were here. No school. Did last weeks ironing.
Diary Entry for 11/11/1947
Windy & rainy. Went out home for dinner. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 11/12/1947
Quite cold. Went over town. Went to lodge in evening. Got Xmas cards from Doris. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 11/13/1947
Merrill got Vernon winter rubbers. $5.00 & Jim boots. $2.65. Mrs. Hagan came home from hospital.
Diary Entry for 11/14/1947
Talked with Helen. Started cleaning kitchen. Washed curtains & clothes. They took Ralph Hall to hospital again.
Diary Entry for 11/15/1947
Finished cleaning kitchen. colder. Did ironing. Talked with Helen. Merrill stopped at Mrs. Hagans.
Diary Entry for 11/16/1947
Boys & I went to church. Snowing & cold. Made fudge in PM.
Diary Entry for 11/17/1947
Washed clothes. Ironed. Merrill went to Lodge. Dorothy & Dick have baby girl born at 5 AM named Linda Lue.
Diary Entry for 11/18/1947
Xmas package came from Spiegel. Got telephone fixed. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Aunt Maude was over.
Diary Entry for 11/19/1947
Wrote Uncle Berle & Mom. Grand day. Went over to see Mrs. Hagan. Aunt Maude, Jim & I went over to Lila’s. Sold Xmas paper in PM. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 11/20/1947
Got 2 birthday cards. Got announcement from Dot & Dick. Have daughters born Nov. 17. Went to Catholic Bingo party. Merrill won eggs & dish. Sent card to Dorothy. Wrote Florence.
Diary Entry for 11/21/1947
Took Aunt Maude papers we sold. Got several cards & letters & money from Dad’s. Made myself a birthday cake.
Diary Entry for 11/22/1947
Windy. Merrill got me box of candy.
Diary Entry for 11/23/1947
Went to church. Nice day but cold. Talked with Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 11/24/1947
Got birthday card from Mom & Uncle Berle. Washed. Started snowing. We started for sale with calves but was so slippery almost had accident. Car bent bumper. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 11/25/1947
Merrill opened checking account. Wrote Mom. Made ice cream in freezer.
Diary Entry for 11/26/1947
Vernon get out for Thanksgiving vacation at noon. Went to city Xmas shopping in PM. Got letter from Mom. Marg called. Went to Lodge. Merrill & boys went to show.
Diary Entry for 11/27/1947
Thanksgiving. Was so stormy we didn’t go to Uncle Earle’s. for dinner. Helen & Aunt Maude called. Wrapped Xmas presents.
Diary Entry for 11/28/1947
Still awfully stormy. Mr. Federson was here. Got Hoover cleaner from him. Merrill got trunk bumper fixed. Wrote Mom.
Diary Entry for 11/29/1947
Snow plow was over this morning for first time this winter. Lois called & wanted me to take W.S.C.S. President. Talked with Helen & Leah.
Diary Entry for 11/30/1947
Stormy so we didn’t go out home. Merrill didn’t get through chores in time to go to church. Talked with Aunt Maude.